Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Spring Lake Park, MN. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 915 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unity Wellness Path 45.10762, -93.25545
Nearest town Spring Lake Park, MN

Directions

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Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant

9.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 877–916 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Unity Wellness Path · 45.10762, -93.25545

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 60 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 1.1 miSharp right onto Rice Creek Trail, Twin City Army Ammunition Plant, heading N.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Unity Wellness Path, heading N.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% paved1% boardwalk4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Madison St stop 60 m from the trailhead

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